What if a 12-team CFP existed dating back to the start of the BCS era in 1998?

https://csnbbs.com/thread-962802.html

The future 12-school CFP configuration for each BCS/CFP season per that season's final BCS/CFP ranking, ACC bids:

1998 - Florida St
1999 - Florida St
2000 - Florida St
2001 - Maryland
2002 - Florida St
2003 - Florida St
2004 - Virginia Tech
2005 - Miami, Virginia Tech
2006 - (none)
2007 - Virginia Tech
2008 - (none)
2009 - Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech
2010 - Virginia Tech
2011 - Clemson
2012 - Florida St
2013 - Florida St
2014 - Florida St
2015 - Clemson, Florida St, North Carolina
2016 - Clemson, Florida St
2017 - Clemson, Miami
2018 - Clemson
2019 - Clemson
2020 - Clemson, Notre Dame
2021 - Pittsburgh
2022 - Clemson

Schools Per Year:
3 - 1
2 - 4
1 - 17
0 - 2

The trend was slightly higher after each round of expansion (from 9 to 12 and from 12 to 14). If I were the ACC, I'd look to expand. Assuming no B1G or SEC schools were interested and if Notre Dame was not willing to jump all-in, I'd invite Cincinnati and West Virginia for 16.

 https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2021/06/alt-history-12-team-playoff-2014-20.html

  

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